Former Turkish deputy PM: The death of America is nearing
Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu said the United States would soon be finished and that Turkey does not fear the power of...
Suspect in gunshot attack on US Embassy annoyed by Trump’s remarks on Turkey
Ahmet Çelikten, who is accused of opening fire on the US Embassy in Ankara on Monday, admitted in testimony that his motive was annoyance...
Turkish journalist tells horrific stories of people abducted by MİT, tortured in Ankara building
Cevheri Güven, a Turkish journalist living in exile, has said in recently released video footage that people who were abducted by Turkey's National Intelligence...
US Embassy in Turkey’s capital targeted by gunfire
The US Embassy in Ankara has been the target of gunfire, with several shots reportedly fired from a vehicle, hitting a window.
Gunshots were reportedly...
NRC reports Turkish-Dutch youngsters trained by radical Islamist Nureddin Yıldız in Turkey
The political Islamist National View (Milli Görüş) organization has taken dozens of Turkish-Dutch youngsters to Turkey in recent years to have them taught by...
5 Diyanet imams killed in eastern Turkey in armed attack during heated debate
Five imams from Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) were killed when an argument among imams at town hall ended an armed assault in Turkey's...
Report: Unborn children in Turkey treated unlawfully under Erdoğan’s rule
The imprisonment of pregnant women who were arrested by Turkish courts as part of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members...
Turkish gov’t detains yet another woman shortly after delivery
Melike Alp Akoğlan, a Turkish woman who gave birth on Monday, was detained by police shortly after delivery at a hospital in İzmir province...
Turkish gov’t’s ultranationalist ally: Any Turk who applauds lira’s plunge should lose citizenship
Mustafa Destici, chairman of the Turkish government's ultranationalist ally the Grand Unity Party (BBP), has said people who are pleased with the Turkish lira’s...
Erdoğanist Turkish journalist calls on youths to besiege US Embassy in Ankara
Radical Islamist Turkish journalist Adem Özköse, known as a staunch supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called on all Turkish youths to...
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